Devon hospitals recruit nurses from abroad

[Northerner]

Nurses have been recruited from Spain, Portugal and Ireland to fill vacancies in Devon hospitals, health bosses say.

From 273 nurses employed by the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (RD&E), 72 were from outside of the UK.

There are 50 vacancies at the North Devon District Hospital (NDDH), which has so far found 13 nurses and paid more than ?30,000 in recruitment fees.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said there was a "recruitment crisis". The Department of Health disputes this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-22610172

 

[Pumper_Sue]

When my father was admitted to the NDDH, we came across a lovely young nurse from abroad. Her only problem was geography was not her strong point, she rang to tell us that dad was going to be transfered to a cottage hospital in Ilfracombe. It was a case of thank God she rang to tell us so I could refuse point blank to have him moved there.
It would have meant a 2 hour drive to visit him plus the return journey 😱
Once sorted dad was moved to within 10 miles of home 🙂